The Sengoku Period; a time of chaos and uprisings during the 16th century of Japan. Samurai lords spilled hostilities across the country, the map of power redrawn at an ever-increasing pace. One such lord was and forever shall be known in history as "The Devil King of the Sixth Heaven."
Music –"Sixth Demon Lord"
"I am to be worshipped!" a man said grimly as a lord's home was burned to the ground and his five warriors stand in the shadows behind him. He wore silver armor and red cape, with red eyes glowing with a blood lust like no other. "For defying the King of the House of One Hundred Demons, you shall atone in this life and the next. There are none before me. There shall be none after me. I am the Devil King of the Sixth Heaven, ODA NOBUNAGA!"
Nobunaga had planned to conquer the land of the rising sun by using a gem of incredible power, called "The Heart of Darkness." During the days of the warring era, however, Oda Nobunaga met his end at the hands of two skilled generals at Azuchi Castle. Believing he was invincible, Nobunaga vowed to return from the land of the dead and complete his campaign of total conquest.
Many centuries had passed since the fall of Oda Nobunaga, for our story shall begin here….
End Music
Omi Providence, Japan
June 26, 2137
Many people were at an archaeological dig site, investigating the ruins of Azuchi Castle that were never rebuilt.
Yoshino Akechi wiped the sweat from her brow as she worked in the summer sun. She had shoulder-length silver hair and green eyes behind a pair of glasses.
"Akechi-kun," Prof. Hirokada called, "we found something!" (Soujiro is voiced by Kent Williams)
Yoshino smiled as she ran to where her teacher called from. Prof. Soujiro Hirokada was a middle-aged man with short black hair with some streaks of grey.
"What is, Hirokada-sensei?" Yoshino answered as she approached him. (Yoshino is voiced by Luci Christian) She looked down at the dig sight and she gasped as she saw a pile of silver armor and a red cape on a somewhat preserved body. "Is that…" she began.
Soujiro nodded, "Yes, Akechi-kun. We've found him. The Devil King of the Sixth Heaven, Oda Nobunaga."
"This is amazing, Hirokada-sensei," Yoshino beamed.
He chuckled, "It's all thanks to your family's notes. And that's not all we've found." He guided her to a tent and they walked in as Yoshino gasped again at what she saw. Inside a glass case was a large, glowing stone of what seemed to be a heart-shaped piece of amethyst. "We found this before finding Nobunaga's remains," Soujiro explained.
"The Heart of Darkness," Yoshino clarified. She walked slightly closer, "It's beautiful…"
Soujiro smiled, "We'll be taking the Heart, as well as Nobuanga's remains, to the Museum of Natural History, in New York, for an exhibition of Japanese Culture." He patted her on the shoulder," And I want you to be there with me."
Yoshino smiled widely and beamed, "Of course, Hirokada-sensei!" Soujiro smiled.
In the tree line of the camp site, a woman with blonde hair, with two bangs going down her front, and brown eyes, was watching the camp. She wore a one-piece bodysuit that was open in the front, with her breasts and stomach fully prominent. She gritted her teeth with frustration, seeing that these people got to Nobunaga's grave before she did. Her only choice was to follow them.
Kamen Rider & Green Lantern VS The Devil King
Six individuals were sitting together in a small New York restaurant in Manhattan.
One boy had short indigo hair and matching eyes with a twin ahoge growing from out of the top of his head, looking like a pair of insect antennae. He wore a double-breasted black jacket with blue jeans tucked into black boots and white gloves on his hands. A red scarf was tied around his neck.
Another male had violet eyes and short silver hair. He wore a green jacket with the Green Lantern emblem on the left side over a black t-shirt, blue jeans, and white tennis shoes.
The third male of the group had black spiky hair, styled like horns, with four lightning bolt-shaped streaks of red, and dark blue eyes. He wore He wore a long, dark blue, coat over a red zip-up hoodie/vest, and blue muscle shirt, and dark blue jeans and black 'old man' shoes. On his right ring finger was a silver ring, shaped like a dragon, with a ruby in the mouth. Attached to his belt were four, red and white, miniature, sphere-like devices.
These men were Shinichi Banabara, Alan Smith, and Yuji Fudo.
With them, or with Yuji, were three other girls.
One had long black hair and indigo eyes. She wore a black tube top beneath a white jacket, white shorts, and black shin-high boots. She was sitting next to Alan, since the booth they were sitting at supported 3 seats for each side. Her name was Asura.
Another girl was rather petite and she had blood-red eyes with short, lilac, hair. She wore a lavender and blue striped top beneath a red jacket, matching shorts, socks that matched her shirt, and red boots. She was sitting on Yuji's right and her name was Lilith.
The third girl had obsidian-black skin and bone-white hair, tied in a bun, and blood-red eyes, she was dressed in a white tube top, with blue crescent patterns on the stomach, which showed off her curves, lithe frame, and firm breasts. She also wore a blue skirt with strapped sandals. She also had a pair of crescent earrings. She was on Yuji's left and hugging his arm as she had a dreamy expression on her face.
"Enjoying the attention, Yuji?" Shinichi snickered. (Shinichi is voiced by Yuri Lowenthal)
Yuji shrugged, "Phoebe's a little clingy, but that's what makes her so adorable." He kissed her on the temple and Phoebe giggled from the attention. (Yuji is voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch)
Alan shook his head incredulously, "I still can't believe you have an Enchantress and she's only 19." (Alan is voiced by Nolan North)
"It's called dedication, bro," Yuji clarified. "And Phoebe's fucking tough, despite her cuteness"
"Yeah," Phoebe nodded, "I'm Master's tough little cookie!" (Phoebe is voiced by Julie Maddalena)
Lilith giggled, "See? She's adorable!" (Lilith is voiced by Stephanie Sheh)
Alan was reading a newspaper when his eyes found a particularly interesting article. "Hey, the Museum of Natural History is hosting an exhibit of recently unearthed Sengoku Era artifacts. Get this, they also found the remains of Oda Nobunaga."
"I learnt about him in school," said Shinichi as he looked at the article over Alan's shoulder. "He's supposed to be this scary warlord from way back then."
Yuji glared at the photo of Oda's body donned in armor, "This guy just screams trouble."
Shinichi read the article further and pointed, "Looks like they also found some kind of gem along with Oda's body." He read out the title's kanji, "Kokoro no Yami, huh?"
"OK," Yuji frowned, "I've learned that anything with 'Yami' in its name is more than trouble." Alan glared at the Manakyte, "Certain women excluded, of course."
"So, what should we do?" Shinichi asked the group.
"I say we check it out," Alan suggested. "This Heart of Darkness just might be the Infinity Fragment we're looking for."
They all nodded and paid the bill before leaving the restaurant.
The Museum of Natural History, founded in 1869, was one of New York's landmarks. It was located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City and was one of the most celebrated museums in the world. Located in park-like grounds across the street from Central Park, the museum comprised of 25 interconnected buildings that housed 46 permanent exhibition halls, research labs and its renowned library.
The collections contained over 32 million specimens, of which a small fraction could be displayed at any given time. The Museum had a scientific staff of more than 200 and sponsors over 100 special field expeditions each year.
With the advancement of technology, models and wax statues depicting historic figured had been replaced with holographic displays. Despite being the 22nd Century, the exterior of the museum hasn't really changed.
Yuji checked his watch, reading 12:45, "The exhibit will be open at 3:00 p.m., so we should look around until then."
Alan nodded, "Then let's split up and meet back here in about 2 hours."
They all nodded and went their separate ways, with Asura, Lilith, and Phoebe flanking Yuji on his sides.
Shinichi had his camera and was taking pictures of all the pieces of pottery that were behind the many display cases that were on the second floor.
Shinichi grinned, "Rena-chan and the others are gonna love it when I show them these." He then took a snapshot of an extravagant vase."
Alan was roaming the halls when he came to the museum's gift shop.
"Maybe I should pick up some souvenirs for the girls," he mused before going in.
Phoebe's eyes seemed to shine as she gazed all the assortments of gem stones.
"Master, look," she urged, "They're beautiful!"
Yuji smiled, "I'm glad you like them, Phoebe."
Asura tugged his sleeve, "Something wrong, Yuji?" (Asura is voiced by Michelle Ruff)
"You've been acting weird ever since you read that article, baby," Lilith added.
Phoebe then grew worried, "Master isn't feeling well?"
Yuji kissed the Enchantress on the forehead, "I'm fine, Phoebe." He turned to the devil and succubus, "As for that article, let's just say that I've got a bad feeling about all of this…"
It was 3:15 p.m. and tourists were piling into the exhibition hall. Many took snapshots of the pieces of armor that were pieced together. Yuji and the others roamed through the hall as they saw the many display cases filled with weapons, art pieces, and other artifacts from the Sengoku Period.
"Sugoi," Shinichi muttered as he took pictures. He then jumped in a startled manner when he looked trough the lens, "Oh shit!"
He removed the camera from view and looked up to see a hologram of a tall, Japanese male, with shirt black hair and a mustache, with blood-red eyes, donned in silver armor, with several spikes poking out from the back, and a red cape.
Shinichi shivered, "Damn, this guy is creepy…"
"Don't worry, he's harmless," a female voice spoke from behind him.
The group turned to see a Japanese girl with shoulder-length silver hair and emerald-green eyes. She wore a silver business suit.
"Oh sorry," Shinichi apologized.
"Don't worry about it," the woman smiled. "I admit that Oda Nobunaga was an intimidating man in his time." She bowed, "I'm Akechi Yoshino, and it's nice to meet you all!"
"I'm Asura," the devil in disguise greeted.
"Banabara Shinichi," Shinichi smiled.
Lilith beamed, "You can call me Lilith!"
Phoebe smiled, "Hi, I'm Phoebe."
"Alan Smith," the Green Lantern nodded.
Yuji shook hands with Yoshino, "Fudo Yuji." He looked to the hologram of Nobunaga, "So, what can you tell me about this guy, Akechi-san?"
Yoshino blushed at Yuji for a second before turning to the hologram, "Oda Nobunaga was a powerful daimyo during the days of Japan's Sengoku Period, a time of war and chaos. He was actually one of the few Japanese who pioneered the adaptation of Western culture, collecting many pieces of Western art, clothing, and even firearms."
Alan whistled, "The guy sounds like quite the collector."
Yoshino nodded, "He was also a famous military general during his time as well."
"And the most feared."
They all turned to see a man with short black hair, with gray streaks, a mustache, and brown eyes. He wore a gray business suit.
Yoshino smiled as the man approached them, "Let me introduce you guys. This is Soujiro Hirokada, my professor at Tokyo University."
"Friends of yours, Akechi-kun?" Soujiro greeted.
She shook her head, "Oh no, we all just met."
Yuji spoke up, "I assume you're the one who was in charge of the excavation, Hirokada-san?"
Soujiro chuckled, "I may have been in charge of the dig, but I have the University's funding, and Yoshino's expertise, to thank for actually finding Nobunaga." He turned to look up to the hologram, "Oda Nobunaga, The Devil King of the Sixth Heaven…"
Yuji narrowed his eyes slightly at the man. Seems like this guy admired Oda Nobunaga, or worshipped him…
Shinichi blinked, "Why was he called that?" He knew his history, but considering this was a different universe there might be subtle differences to the Oda Nobunaga he'd learnt about in school. Chie-sensei made sure to make History class as interesting as possible for him and his friends.
Soujiro explained, "Nobunaga was a man of great ambition. His goal was to not only rule the country, but the entire world under warrior rule. He even saw himself as a god, crushing any who defied him."
Alan cocked an eyebrow, "Isn't that a tad extreme?" He was starting to like Oda Nobunaga less and less.
Yoshino shrugged, "Well, the world was ruled by the warrior class back then, so things were pretty crazy. Nobunaga was later defeated by two generals of the Takeda and Oshu factions. He believed to be so invincible that he vowed to return from the land of the dead and restart his conquest of the world."
Shinichi shivered, "I hope that doesn't happen anytime soon…"
All of sudden, a can rolled along the floor and smoke exploded from it.
"Tear gas," Yuji identified as he grabbed one of the spheres and pressed a button on it, expanding it to the size of a baseball. He turned to Phoebe, "Stay in here for now, OK?" Phoebe nodded as she coughed and was absorbed into the ball via a red beam.
The other tourists coughed and/or screamed out of confusion as they exited the exhibition hall, fleeing from the gas.
"What *Cough* the hell…?" Shinichi rasped.
"Everyone…cover up," Hirokada advised.
"Who would… use tear gas in a museum?" Yoshino demanded.
Alan covered his mouth and nose with a scarf and saw a black blur fly past him, "Maybe whoever's running over to Nobunaga's corpse!" He dashed over and followed the figure in the gas. He saw a kunai drawn and dove into the figure knocking them over into a clear area. He saw that the figure was cloaked, but definitely female since he could make out her curves and breast line. "Kinda redundant to assassinate a dead man, don't you think?" Alan smirked.
"Stay out of this," the woman demanded. She flashed several more kunai and flung them at Alan, forcing him to roll out of the way. She dashed to him and flashed steel-clawed gauntlets on her arms as she went to slash at him. Alan evaded the claw swipes and pulled her by the arm to work a lock on her as he pushed her into a case; the case that held the Heart of Darkness. A shadowed hand slowly grabbed the Heart and disappeared into the gas' cover.
Alan tackled the woman and thy rolled around for a little while until the Green Lantern pinned her down. "Now then, let's see who's behind…the…mask…" He tore off her cloak and blushed as he looked into the bright brown eyes of a woman with short blonde hair, with two long bangs framing her face. She looked to be about nineteen, at least. "Great," he mumbled, "Yellow, my one weakness…"
"Lemme go, you fool," the young woman growled. "I have to destroy Nobunaga's corpse!"
Alan cocked an eyebrow, "Destroy? Whattya mean 'destroy'?"
"Is it hard for American's to even understand their own language?" the girl retorted. "Hirokada Soujiro plans to revive Oda Nobunaga, using the Heart of Darkness!"
Alan grimaced, "Aw crap…" His ring began blinking and he sweat-dropped even further, "Looks like there was energy from the Infinity Fragment in this place after all…"
The girl blinked, "Infinity Fragment?" She then gasped and blushed as she just realized that Alan was on top of her. "Will you get off me!"
"Oops, my bad," Alan apologized as he got up and grabbed the girl's hand, helping her to her feet. "If what you say is true, miss, then we gotta find that Heart before Hirokada gets a hold of it."
"Our best chance is to destroy Nobunaga's body first!" the woman argued.
"I think both options are out," Bazel mumbled beneath Alan's jacket. The smoke cleared and Hirokada was revealed standing in front of the display case that held Nobunaga's body.
Yoshino gasped, "Hirokada-sensei, why do you have the Heart of Darkness in your hand?" It was true, for Soujiro had the gem clasped in his hands in full view.
Yuji glared, "I get the feeling he's about to tell us why…"
Soujiro chuckled, "I guess I should tell you why, Akechi-kun, Fudo-kun." He grinned maniacally, "I plan to resurrect the Devil King of the Sixth Heaven, Oda Nobunaga!"
Shinichi sighed with a sweat-drop, "I jinxed us, didn't I…?"
"Pretty much," Asura retorted.
"I don't think so!" The woman drew more kunai and chucked them at Hirakada before he held the Heart up and the daggers bounced off. "What?"
Alan glared, "A barrier…"
Yoshino was baffled, "What are you talking about, sensei? How can you possibly revive Nobunaga?"
"It's pretty simple," Soujiro spoke. "I've read scrolls depicting the Heart's powers, especially its legendary power to grant life to the dead. Being one of Oda Nobunaga's loyal descendants, it's my duty to see to my lord's glorious return to the world of the living." He flashed a grim smile, "And I have you to thank for this glorious moment, Akechi-kun."
She blinked, "Me?"
"You're notes are what lead me to finding Nobunaga's body. Being the descendant of the one who betrayed Nobunaga-sama, I don't really find it all that surprising."
Shinichi looked to Yuji, "What's he talking about?"
Yuji narrowed his eyes at Soujiro, "Akechi Mitsuhide was one of Nobunaga's loyal generals during the Sengoku Era. He betrayed Oda and tried to kill him. When those two generals killed Oda, he went into hiding." He looked to Yoshino, "And it looks like she's Mitsuhide's descendant."
Yoshino dropped to her knees, eyes glazed over in despair, "This is my fault…"
Soujiro wore a smug look, "And finding the heart of Darkness in the same place as Nobunaga-sama's grave was an added bonus!" And without further ado…" He reared his hand forward and smashed the glass, driving the Heart into Nobunaga's chest, "RETURN TO THIS WORLD ONCE MORE, ODA NOBUNAGA!"
Waves of dark mist seeped out of Nobunaga's body as the Heart of Darkness pooled its raw energy into Nobunaga's body. Soujiro's arm began to glow as his blood, skin, and bones were being drawn into Nobunaga's body.
"What hell is happening?" Shinichi demanded as he was being grossed out.
Soujiro chuckled, despite the pain he was feeling, "It seems…that the Heart requires a sacrifice… Very well then… Heart of Darkness, take my life in exchange of reviving Oda Nobunaga! HAHAHAHAHA!
His entire body was absorbed into Nobunaga's corpse as his own skin and bones began to reform, the veins connecting together as his sockets were filled and his eyes glowing an evil red. The corpse stepped out from its case to reveal that it was no longer a corpse, but a man with short black hair, with streaks of grey, and a thin mustache, donned in silver armor, fitted with spikes, and a red, flowing, cape.
"I am to be worshipped," the man spoke in a low, grim, voice. "I am the Devil King of the Sixth Heaven! Oda Nobunaga! HAHAHAHA!"
It was done. Oda Nobunaga had been revived. And only one thing came to the minds of the ARMOR agents, the Green Lantern, and Yuji's two girlfriends.
"Aw, fuckberries…"
To Be Continued…
Chrome: Looks like our heroes have to fight an ancient evil revived in the 22nd century. Now that Nobunaga has been revived, he will seek to conquer the world. Also, Shinichi Banabara is my OC and he hails from Kamen Rider Showa. Will he and his friends stop Nobunaga? We'll see.
Shadow Element 13: Alan's my OC and this little mini-series will have quite an impact on his character. Hope you all enjoy!